Water-elevator.



C. J. JONES.

WATER ELEVATOR.

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WATER ELEVATOR.

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WATER ELEVATOR.

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CHARLES J. JONES, or sari ANTONIO, TEXAS.

WATER-ELEVATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7, 1.919.

- Application filed August 3, 1917. Serial No. 184,284.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES J. Jones, a

citizen of the United States, residing at San hoisting water and is moreespecially designed for irrigation purposes, one of the objects of theinvention being to provide a .novel form of mechanism operated by windpower and which, when in motion, sets up a centrifugal action whichresults in the elecollecting means.

vation of the water and its distribution to a A further object is toprovide improved means whereby the apparatus is kept primedso that whenthe mechanism begins to operate the hoisting of the water will startimmediately.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred form of the invention has enshown.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a central vertical section through the apparatus, the partsbeing shown in the positions assumed-thereby during the operation of themechanism.

Fig. 2 is a plan view.

F'g. 3 is an enlarged section through'the discharge end portion of oneof the delivering nozzles, and showing the relative ositions of theparts during the discharge of water.

Fig. H is a plan view of the structure shown in i Fig. 5' is a sectionon-line 55 Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing another form of apparatusadapted to be drivenby a motor.

Fig. .7 is aplan view of the structure shown in Fig. '6.

Fig. 8 is a detail view of the discharge end of one of the cratingtherewith;

the. present instance arms and the mechanismbofip is shown. Under anycondition a base bearing 4 is provided for engagement by the ower end ofa vertical shaft '5 which extends upwardly through the table 1 and isprovided, at its upper end with a weather vane 6 which serves to holdthe shaft 5 against rotation under normal conditions unless there is avariation in the direction of the wind. I

Mounted to rotate upon the table 1 is a cap 7 preferably provided withanti-friction devices 8 so that the rotation can take place freely. Thisc'ap rotates freely on the shaft 5 and has upstanding bearings 9 whichmay be connected, if desired, by arms 10 to another bearing 11 throughwhich the shaft 5 extends. In each of the bearings 9 is j ournaled aradial shaft 12 and any desired number of these shafts may be employed.In six of them are used. The inner end of each shaft has a gear 13 whichmeshes with and is adapted to roll upon another gear 14 which is securedto and rotates with the shaft 5. Brace rods 15 are'extended downwardlyand outwardly Arranged parallel with the shaft and ex-- tendingdownwardly from the cap 7. to points below the body of water supplyingthe apparatus are pipes 17 each provided at its lower end with a checkvalve 18which allows water to rise freely into the ipe but prevents itfrom flowing downwardiy therefrom. The several pipes 17 are connectedtogether by any suitable means such as disks 19 which are mounted forrotation on the shaft 5, one or more of thesedisks being PIQY ded-W tant i bea i 2 interposed between the disk and a collar 21 fixed upon theshaft 5. The supplemental friction bearings 20 thus assist the bearings8 in supporting the weight of the working or n r h ppa at The upper endsof the pipes 17 are ex te d ed radially from the cap 7 and there arepreferably six of these radial pipes used where six shafts 12 areemployed as in the of each circular trough 22 which has an waterelevated thereto can distributed to'-' the points of use..

Mounted onthe radially extending portions of the pipes 17 arebearings'25 in which are journaled the outer end portions of the shafts12. Additional bearing members 26 are mounted on these portions of thepipes 17 and journaled in each. of these arings 26 is a vertical shaft27 To the upper end of hingedly connected a blade 28 having weights 29extending downwardly therefrom so as to hold the blade normallyvertical. Another blade 30 is hingedly connected at its upper edge tothe lower end shaft 27 and has weights ing therefrom for holding theblade normally vertical. Each shaft 27 has a gear 32 secured thereto andconstantly meshing with another gear 33 secured to the outer end of oneof the shafts 12. The gears are so located and proportioned that whenthe cap 7, shafts 12 and radial portions of the pipes 17 are rotatingabout the shaft 5, the

gears 13, by rolling on the gear 14,- will cause shafts 12 to rotate andtransmit motion through gears 33 and 32 to the shafts 27. This willresult in the blades 28 and 30 being brought successively into positionto receive the force of the wind, andto feather during their returnmovement. The relative positions of the blades relative to the directionof the wind havebeen-indicated in Fig. 2, large arrows being employeddirection of the wind. With this arrangement of bladesand operatingmeans therefor the greater number of all of the blades are constantlyactive to transfer the force of the wind to the rotating mechanismthereby to continuously operate said mechanism.

For the purpose of keeping. the tapered nozzles 34 of the pipes 17properly primed and for the purpose of controlling the discharge ofwater through the nozzles, a novelvalve mechanism such as illustrated inFigs. 3 and 4, is utilized. By. referring to these figures it will benoted .that the nozzle has opposed guides 35 projecting from the sidesthereof and slidably mounted on the end of the nozzle and held theretoby the guides 1s a valve plate 36 having an opening 37 therein. Undersome conditions ing registers with the opening in the end of the nozzle,but when the machine is at rest pivotally each of these shafts 27 is.

31 depend-' to show the all of the pipes this openthe opening is out zleand a portion of the valve 36 closes the nozzle. 1

A bracket 38 is arranged on the-nozzle back from the outletopeningthereof and mounted on'this bracket is an arm 39 supporting a outletopening '41 in the bottom thereof which is connected, by a flexible tube42, to a port 43 in the top of the nozzle 34 close to the outlet thereofA rod 44 ispivotally connected to the tank and to the valve plate 36 andthe ports are so proportioned that when the tank 40 is tilted back awayfrom the nozzle 34 the outer end portion 'ofthe plate 36 will close thethe tank is moved outwardly toward the discharge end of the nozzle theopening 37 in valve plate 36 will register with the discharge end of thenozzle.

Acha-in 45 or other flexible connection is employed for limiting thetilting'movement of the tank 40 away from the nozzle 34. The

outlet 41 of the tank has a valve 46 for closing it. This valve isconnected. to a transverse shaft 47 provided with a crank arm 48. A'rod49 is pivotally connected to the crank arm and to an car 50 on the pipe17.

Thus when the tank 40 is swung inwardly nozzle whereas when tank 40.This tank has an valve and is arranged within the tank so as to closethe valve "when the tank'is filled that the apparatus is at rest, 17 arefilled with water. and the tanks 40 are likewise filed. Under theseconditions the tanks 40 are inclined inwardly so as to hold the valveplates 36 in closed positions and to maintain the tanks 40 incommunication with the nozzles 34 through the flexible pipes .42. Assoon .as the apparatus is rotated by the action of the wind on theblades 28 and 30 the water contained in the radial portions of the pipes17 will tend to flow outwardly by centrifugal force but will berestrained by the valve plates 36. However, as soon as the centrifugalforce is suflicient to swing the tanks 40 outwardly about their pivotalconnections with the brackets 38, the plates 36 will be moved downwardlyto open the nozzles and the valves 46 will be closed. Thus the water inthe tanks 40 will be prevented from escaping downwardly while the waterin the pipes 17 will be thrown outwardly by cenand prevent Assumingtrifugal force into the circular trough 22. The centrifugal action willbe suflicient to elevate water into "the vertical portions of the pipes17 past the valves 18. As'soon the tanks 40 will settle inwardly andclose the nozzles and open communication between the tanks 40 and saidnozzles, thereby to maintain the' apparatus fully primed.

By hmgedl'y mounting theblades 28 and 30 and providing them withweights, they will be free to swing into the wind should they besubjected to wind of excessive velocity. Thus injury to the. machine asa result of high wind, is prevented;

In Figs. 6, 7 and Sanothe'r form of apparatus has been illustrated. Thisstructure is designed primarily to be rotated at a high speed by a motorand embodies certain features of construction difiering somewhat fromthose shown in Fig. 1" to 5 inclusive although embodyingthe sameprinciples of operation.

By referring to .said Figs. 6, 7 and 8 it will be noted that a singlelarge pipe 54 is extended downwardly into'the well 55 or other source ofwater supply, this pipe being journaled for rotation in a bearing'56 andalso in a supporting structure 57. A circular tank 58 is suitablymounted on the structure 57 and has a central tube 59 extendingtherethrough, this tube constituting an additional bearing for the pipe54. It also prevents the contents of the tank from flowing downwardlythrough the central open-- ing therein. Suitable ball bearings or otherantifriction devices indicated generally at 60 may be mounted on thestructure 57, the same being engaged by an annular flange 61 securedabout the pipe 54. Thus the pipe is supported against downward movementalthough capable of rotating freely. A beveled gear 62 is connected tothe pipe 54 below the tank 58 and is adapted to receive motion throughanother gear 63 from a shaft 64' driven by a motor, not shown.

The lower end of the pipe 54 has a water inlet 65 normally closed by avalve 66, this valve operating to prevent the downward escape of waterfrom the pipe 54. The

upperv end of the pipe is closed by a cap and extending from and openingthrough this cap is a series of preferably four out let pipes 68. Thesepipes are regularly spaced and each is curved upwardly and outwardly asat '69 and then extended radially for a desired distance after which itis curved substantially horizontally in a direc tion opposite to that inwhich the apparatus rotates. The free end portion of each of these pipesis inclined u wardly as at and terminates in a horlzontal nozzle 71.

The cap- 67 has a supporting structure 72 on which is mounted a primingtank 73, this tank having an. opening 74 in the top there'- of and whichopening is adapted to 'be closed by a valve 75 to which a float 76 isconnected as shown in Fig. 6. Extending from the bottom of tank .73 tothe inclined portions 70 of the arms 68 are tubes 77 con-vstitutingmeans for supplying water to the pipes-68, thereby to keep thepump primed.

Slidably mounted upon the discharge end of each nozzle 71 is a valve 78having an opening 79. This valve is connected by a link 80 to one arm ofa lever .81 which is ful-.

crumed on a supporting structure connected to the cap 67 and whichstructure has been indicated at 82. This lever works in a vertical planeand its upper arm is extended inwardly and is provided with anadjustable weight 83. e The weight serves to hold valves 78 normally inposition to close its nozzle 71 but, when the apparatus rotates at morethan a predetermined speed, the weights 83 will be thrown outwardly bycentrifugal force, thereby causing their levers 81 to pull on the valves78 and bring the openings 79 into register with the nozzles. A spring 84bears downwardly on each of the levers 81 and serves to hold said leversnormally in position to maintain the valves closed.

Supported back of each valve 78 is a delivery spout 85 adapted toreceive the water discharged from the adjacent nozzle. These spouts arearranged so as to direct inwardly to the tank '58 all water dischargedinto them. Obviously while the apparatus is rotating to deliver water bycentrifugal force from the nozzles, this water will be directed into thespouts 85and the pressure of air received in the advancing ends of thespouts will be suflicient to force thewater from said spouts into thetank. Said tank may have a suitable outlet 86 from which "theaccumulated water can be drawn.

When the rotation of the apparatus is slackened the weights 83 willclose the I nozzles-by shifting the valves 78 and a portion of the watercontained in the tank 73 will flow through the pipes 77 into the pipes68 thereby to fill up-any spaces and keep the apparatus primed. Duringthe first-portion of the rotation of the apparatus, while the valves areclosed, water will be forced outwardly against the closed valves bycentrifugal force and be directed upwardly through the tubes or pipes 77into the tank 73 which will thusbe filled. Overflow of the tank will beprevented by the float controlled valve 75.

What is claimed is 1. Water elevating apparatus comprising ahorizontally revoluble structure including a vertical pipe having aradial portion terminating in a nozzle, means adjacent the nozzle forreceiving water discharged from revoluble with said structure,

the nozzle, a slide valve normally closing one end of the nozzle andshiftable to open position by centrifugal force, a priming tank and atubeextending from the nozzle and above the radial pipe to the primingtank for conducting surplus water to said tank during the operation ofthe apparatus and for priming the nozzle when the apparatus is at rest.

2. Water elevating apparatus including a vertical pipe havin a radialportion terminating in a nozz e pointed oppositely to the direction ofrotation, a stationary tank, means for receiving liquid discharged fromthe nozzle and directing it to the tank, said means being revoluble withthe nozzle, and centrifugally operated means for controlling thedischarge of water from the nozzle.

a 3. Water elevating apparatus including a horizontally revolublestructure having a vertical pipe provided with radial portionsterminating in elevated nozzles, said nozzles being pointed oppositelytothe direction of rotation, a stationary tank, rearwardly and inwardlycurved spouts revoluble with and adapted to receive water from thenozzles and direct it inwardly to the tank, and centrifugally operatedvalves forcontrolling the discharge of water from the nozzles.

In testimony that I claim the forging as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses. CHARLES J. JONES.

Witnesses:

LOUIS Y. SAUNDERS, JULIA BERLISKI.

